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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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